This article does a great job explaining where the money at issue in SB 71 came from, why it was proposed, how candidates took full advantage of the “increased funding” during campaign season and why taking it away midyear is problematic. “But [the Gannon equity fix] didn’t really give districts...
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SB 71 hearing takes place
Testifying against SB 71 were the Superintendent’s Association, KASB, representatives of several districts, PTA, Game On, and MainStream Coalition, and the only one testifying for the bill was the paid lobbyist for the low-tax, free-market, Koch-funded Kansas Policy Institute. “At an often-heated hearing, Sen. Ty Masterson, R-Andover, clashed with opponents...
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